Lethal Tracker Aftermath - my book

[Nord Wolf]

This is just a short post to announce a book of mine published a year ago. I was awaiting the completion of its audiobook format, but it seems my choice in a narrator was less than satisfactory. They have been working on it for a year now and still are nowhere near finished. However, the ebook format is available from many sites.

Lethal Tracker Aftermath; Reckoning the Storm of Chronic Disease

I am not a doctor, medical researcher or expert in chronic disease. Like many here in PR though, I have struggled with chronic disease for many years, have and continue to work the best I’m able to move through it.

For me this book was a huge accomplishment because for much of the book I was mostly housebound and part of the time, bedbound, and for at least 80% of its writing I was legally blind, thanks to technology kindly bought by the state department for the blind and visually impaired.

This book is about my journey through the medical field and illness. From the book jacket:

Having gone from standing atop high mountain peaks to becoming a martial art and close-quarter combat specialist, and surviving 18 years of brutal special operations involvement, Wolf's life took a turn that led him to face his most challenging adversary. His development of chronic illness sent his life tumbling headlong into an abyss where a maelstrom awaited. Invisible combatants threw his body into chaos.

He's not only had to battle against severe levels of said yet incurable dysautonomia, postural orthostatic tachycardia, and myalgic encephalomyelitis, but also the medical field, both Western and alternative. With life crashing down around him, the gaping maw laid before him, Wolf had to take the reins of his own healing path and learn to navigate the world of chronic disease.

Following his autobiographical book, Lethal Tracker, Wolf moved on to compose the reality of his new state of living, perspectives, challenges, progresses, and failures dealing with a life now saddled with chronic illness. As if his life exists within the heart of giants, the primal forces of chaos, the warrior he is continues on, never giving in.

Of course, since the writing of this book I’ve been diagnosed with other chronic issues as well to complete the list so far:

• Dysautonomia (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia)
• Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
• Post-exertional Malaise
• Encephalitis
• Hashimoto’s Disease
• Hypothyroidism
• Neurotransmitter Dysfunction
• Neurological Vision Impairment
• Hearing Loss
• Systemic Inflammation – causing severe respiratory inflammation and full body chronic pain

Again, this book isn’t a medical journal or research paper, it is my story of navigating as best as I’m able the multiple chronic illnesses, where I came from, where I am today, and what I’ve discovered works and doesn’t work for my personal system. Maybe some of you here will find it of interest or know others who might. So far the only person here on PR who has read it, or most of it is @sunshine44

Lethal Tracker Aftermath; Reckoning the Storm of Chronic Disease

Thank you for your time.

Best,

Wolf

 

[Wayne]

the warrior he is continues on, never giving in.

Hey @Nord Wolf -- Thanks much for letting us know about your e-book. And mucho congratulations on being able to accomplish such a feat. Surely the work of a warrior! I very much look forward to reading it, and likely gaining inspiration from it. Never, ever, ever giving up or giving in is a philosophy I live by as well.

 

[Zebra]

Congratulations, Wolf.

My interest is piqued!

 

[Nord Wolf]

Thanks much for letting us know about your e-book. And mucho congratulations on being able to accomplish such a feat. Surely the work of a warrior! I very much look forward to reading it, and likely gaining inspiration from it. Never, ever, ever giving up or giving in is a philosophy I live by as well.

Thanks Wayne. Yes, both my books were challenging to write for very different reasons. However, both shared in dealing with the major crashes and partially bedridden states, and the second one the vision issues were beastly. For example, this is the view out my bedroom window right next to the bed. But for about 80% of my time all I can see of that view is the second image. Trying to write a book like that brought on very different angle challenges than I was used to. Tediously frustrating.

But when I put my mind to something, I tend to do what it takes to get it done.
Good to hear from you!

Congratulations, Wolf.

My interest is piqued!

Thanks Zebra! Piqued curiosity is a fun thing

 

[vision blue]

Congrats!!!! Very cool

And i know ehat its like to write from bed- i publshed a novel that way last year and 4 picture books now, two coming out first part of 2025

Nothing on illness though- i was working the distraction angle

Congremats again and hope it becomes a best seller

 

[Nord Wolf]

Thanks @vision blue comma

Congratulations on your books as well exclamation point With our conditions writing books is a huge challenge and such a personally rewarding accomplishment when finished period For me comma the writing process was not only a challenge on many levels comma but also extremely frustrating more times than not period The lack of sight while writing was new to me and really got under my skin comma especially with my extreme fatigue comma weakness comma pain levels comma cognitive decline comma and all the while trying to learn this new technology for the blind and visually impaired period

My first book is an autobiography that my healthcare team steered me into writing for years period Due to the nature of my past I wanted nothing to do with writing about it period I denied the idea for a long time period They kept gently telling me how healing it could be to get it all out on paper period One day I woke up and decided to go for it period When it was completed my old three letter employer had to review it comma told me the only way I could legally publish it was to change all names comma some dates comma locations comma and publish it as fiction period So that is what I did period

And my second book is all about my journey with these retched chronic diseases period For me comma sometimes the best distraction is finetune focus period It somehow dulls the reality of the suffering and moves my focus point to a more encompassing view period But not always period

Anyway comma thanks for the support exclamation point

 

[vision blue]

Whats the name of your first book? Is it on amazon?

Yes! It can at times be wonderfully distracting as one continues to write and ignore the body falling apart around it - knowing body needs attention but thinking, who cares? Doesnt seem to natter what i do for it anyway so might as well continue fiendishly writing abd forgot for longer - and in my case endless pictures and picture placements.

The vision decline sucks. I better not get started on the vision issue.

(Your list of diseases listed above- isnt it missing your latesrt diagnosis? I thought you had finally gotten a diagnosis at the root cause of msny things, - in partat least - a genetic condition and replacing the poisoning hypothesis for the lasting impairments. Involved a skeletal thing with chest maybe?

 

[Nord Wolf]

Whats the name of your first book? Is it on amazon?

First book - Lethal Tracker
Second book - Lethal Tracker Aftermath, Reckoning The Storm Of Chronic Disease

I'm not allowed to put links to them here on PR, but yes they are both on Amazon. The first book is in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats.
The second book is only in ebook format so far. The audiobook is being worked on.... slooooowwwwlyyyy.

(Your list of diseases listed above- isnt it missing your latesrt diagnosis? I thought you had finally gotten a diagnosis at the root cause of msny things, - in partat least - a genetic condition and replacing the poisoning hypothesis for the lasting impairments. Involved a skeletal thing with chest maybe?

• Dysautonomia (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia)
• Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
• Post-exertional Malaise
• Encephalitis
• Hashimoto’s Disease
• Hypothyroidism
• Neurotransmitter Dysfunction
• Neurological Vision Impairment
• Hearing Loss
• Systemic Inflammation – causing severe respiratory inflammation and full body chronic pain

Latest diagnosis is the Hashimoto's actually. But yes the structural damage that caused PEX I didn't add. When I was exposed to an explosion that partially collapsed my chest wall and damaged lots of cartilage, etc, it caused permeant pectus excavatum, which has been heavily theorized to have been one original cause/pathway to me developing dysautonomia... and the poisoning of 2005 was the clincher.

 

[vision blue]

In one of your post tgreads, seemed like thstvwas a huge breakthrunwith the chest - sounds lije since youve backed off of that as the lions share of cause. Wasnt there a genetic thing in that thread too?

I did not know that we could not post Amazon links here. I’ve done it several times!

 

[Nord Wolf]

In one of your post tgreads, seemed like thstvwas a huge breakthrunwith the chest - sounds lije since youve backed off of that as the lions share of cause. Wasnt there a genetic thing in that thread too?

It was this thread:
https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/15-years-finally-figured-it-out-testing-came-through.89869/

Yes the PEX is a core issue and my health care team feels it is absolutely a cause, however, it is the only thing we cannot do anything about. Everything else is treatable to a point. The PEX would require a major highly invasive surgery to potentially fix, but there is a 90% chance I would die before the surgery was completed. It would require breaking every rib off both sides of my sternum, breaking the sternum, straightening the sternum with metal, pulling the sternum outward so it is level with the outer chest wall. reattaching all the ribs, inserting metal bars (like you see around barrels) that would be wrapped around my body, inserted under the sternum and ribs with the ends sticking out of my skin on my sides for slow regular adjustments, etc, etc, etc... ugly business.
So I no longer really mention it because there is nothing to be done about it. I try to focus on things we can possibly make improvements with.

I did not know that we could not post Amazon links here. I’ve done it several times!

Only in the case of "self advertising." Moderators were kind enough to make an exception in leaving this post up and only removed the links. I fully understand their stance on the matter. I think they did me a favor in allowing the post to remain simply because the book deals directly with chronic illnesses and connected people PR stands to support. And it is truly the only accomplishment I've been able to make in years due to these wretched diseases.

 

[Nord Wolf]

Finally, after over a year, my second book, Lethal Tracker Aftermath; Reckoning The Storm Of Chronic Disease, is available in paperback format as well as an ebook. Both formats are on Amazon.

Whew, something else accomplished while recovering from a severe crash caused by yet another reaction to another supplement trial. Persistence is the key!